Dissecting Stephen King

From the Gothic to Literary Naturalism

Heidi Strengell

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
01 February 2006

Series: A Ray and Pat Browne Book

In a thoughtful, well-informed study exploring fiction from throughout Stephen King's immense oeuvre, Heidi Strengell shows how this popular writer enriches his unique brand of horror by building on the traditions of his literary heritage. Tapping into the wellsprings of the gothic to reveal contemporary phobias, King invokes the abnormal and repressed sexuality of the vampire, the hubris of Frankenstein, the split identity of the werewolf, the domestic melodrama of the ghost tale. Drawing on myths and fairy tales, he creates characters who, like the heroic Roland the Gunslinger and the villainous Randall Flagg, may either reinforce or subvert the reader's childlike faith in society. And, in the manner of the naturalist tradition, he reinforces a tension between the free will of the individual and the daunting hand of fate.

By: Heidi Strengell
Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 438g
ISBN: 9780299209742
ISBN 10: 0299209741
Series: A Ray and Pat Browne Book
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 February 2006
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Heidi Strengell is director of the Language Center at the University of Lapland, Finland.

Reviews for Dissecting Stephen King: From the Gothic to Literary Naturalism

Meticulously researched and argued, Strengell's work offers original insights on King's treatment of gender and sexuality, his use of Gothic tropes and themes, and the literary and mythological influences he has freely adapted. This book is particularly valuable as a resource for defining King's place as a specifically American artist. - Tony Magistrale, author of Landscape of Fear: Stephen King's American Gothic, recently reissued by the Popular Press